Black Mountain Ballad

[00:01.98] When the night wind rustles the far away eaves
[00:10.15] Rolling down the long valley through the cottonwood trees
[00:18.66] And the wild river rises with last season's rains
[00:28.46] I awake in the darkness and I call your name
[00:46.25] I lie awake and I know that sleep won't come soon
[00:55.27] I watch the headlights crawl up and down the wall of my lonely room
[01:04.32] I think of that club by the river where we danced on and on
[01:13.60] I swore our love could last forever and you laughed on and on
[01:41.53] There's a highway over yonder lit by a moon pale and cold
[01:50.45] Where together we would wonder before our love grew old
[01:59.95] There were roadside stands and a hundred faces we would never know
[02:08.99] But we held tight to each other and you said "John, I love you so"
[02:36.03] I wanna weep but the tears won't run
[02:44.13] I wanna sleep but the sleep don't come
[02:51.25] Last night I stood on Black Mountain and looked out to the sea
[03:01.21] Where the waters of the Mystery River go rushing endlessly
[03:10.68] All she said was "I'm sorry, Joe, but I gotta go"
[03:19.98] We had it once, but we ain't got it anymore
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